HAMBURG WHEEL TRACKING DEVICE RESULTS ON PLANT AND FIELD CORES PRODUCED MIXTURES

This project was conducted to determine the correlation of field performance to Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device (HWTD) testing results. HWTD measures the combined effects of rutting and moisture damage by rolling a steel wheel across the surface of an asphalt concrete specimen that is immersed in hot water. The test results from this laboratory equipment have been promising in regard to evaluating the moisture susceptibility of hot mix asphalt mixtures. While there is some information on the relationship between the laboratory results from this test and the field performance, it is quite limited. This 5-year research project will be an important step in validating the test and ensuring that the test results could be reliably used to predict performance. Three designs (Superpave, CMHB-C, and Type C) and three aggregate sources (siliceous gravel, sandstone, and quartzite) were used for this study. The test sections including nine different mixture designs were constructed on IH 20 in Harrison County to observe the performance of the overlays under real traffic conditions. Field performance will be observed through visual pavement condition surveys and non-destructive tests for four years. In the second year of this project, the samples from plant mixes and cores from the test sections were taken for each mixture type. The samples were tested using a HWTD by TxDOT's Flexible Pavements Branch of the Materials and Pavements Section of the Construction Division.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/0_4185_2.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Yildirim, Y
  • Kennedy, T W
• Publication Date: 2002-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Asphalt concrete pavements; Field tests; Gravel; Hot mix asphalt; Laboratory tests; Mix design; Nondestructive tests; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement performance; Quartzite; Rutting; Sandstones; Superpave; Traffic loads; Water
• Identifier Terms: Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device
• Uncontrolled Terms: CMHB-C (Pavement design); Pavement conditions; Type C (Pavement design)
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988112
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-04/0-4185-2, Report No. 0-4185-2, Research Report
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 28 2005 12:00AM